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The participants of the discussion analyse the directions and tendencies of contemporary “historical prose”. Is the turn of literature to history necessary for the internally lazy society so that it does not forget lessons of history or is it only fashion the aim of which is to buy the reader by manipulating with painful themes? 978
The participants of the discussion analyse the directions and tendencies of contemporary “historical prose”. Is the turn of literature to history necessary for the internally lazy society so that it does not forget lessons of history or is it only fashion the aim of which is to buy the reader by manipulating with painful themes?
The author of the article states that she expected a lot from the book of Gina Viliūnė “A Crown Without a King” (Karūna be karaliaus). It was presented as a historical thriller that reminds of foreign best-sellers and that untangles a Lithuanian story. Still, the book of G.Viliūnė “A Crown Without a King” does not shine so brightly. 1
The author of the article states that she expected a lot from the book of Gina Viliūnė “A Crown Without a King” (Karūna be karaliaus). It was presented as a historical thriller that reminds of foreign best-sellers and that untangles a Lithuanian story. Still, the book of G.Viliūnė “A Crown Without a King” does not shine so brightly.
While dozens of tons of bugs thrive at the seaside and the summer starts wearing its tropical robe, the interlocutor Jurga Tumasonytė spoke with the painter, jeweller and author of two poetry books Gvidas Latakas about things surrounding the human being seriously and not very seriously.
